Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pettigrew (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pettigrew. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pettigrew is located in Fannin County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fannin County: Bryan (OK), Collin, Delta, Grayson, Hunt & Lamar.
Below are the counties that are near Pettigrew. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pettigrew:
- Fannin County (The home county of Pettigrew)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettigrew, with the one closest to Pettigrew listed first.
- Allens Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Carson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Windom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dodd City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Honey Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Telephone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Hail
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bonham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ridings is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
- Collin County
- Frognot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frognot is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettigrew, with the one closest to Pettigrew listed first.
- Pecan Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ben Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jot-Em-Down
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Needmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Enloe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettigrew, with the one closest to Pettigrew listed first.
- Bells
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kentucky Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Whiterock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whiterock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
- Pilot Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Tom Bean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cannon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Denison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Luella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Luella is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettigrew, with the one closest to Pettigrew listed first.
- Wolfe City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jardin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Yowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Aberfoyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Fairlie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Celeste
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- South Sulphur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- White Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Commerce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Jacobia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Neylandville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettigrew, with the one closest to Pettigrew listed first.
- Petty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- High
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Direct
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Direct is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
- Brookston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Roxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sumner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ambia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Toco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Toco is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Hopewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Belk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belk is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Atlas
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Howland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Garretts Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
- Bryan County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pettigrew, with the one closest to Pettigrew listed first.
- Yuba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Yarnaby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
- Wade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kemp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bennington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Achille
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bokchito
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Choctaw County (OK)
- Boswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pettigrew, see our County-by-County Page for Pettigrew.
Cemeteries Near Pettigrew ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pettigrew.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pettigrew - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pettigrew covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pettigrew, with the one closest to Pettigrew listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Umble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Onstott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vineyard Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vannoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vannoy Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Windom.
- The Vannoy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cobb - Vannoy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7384 <3>
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Orphanage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allen Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allen's Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Pettigrew in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pettigrew.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pettigrew, with the one closest to Pettigrew listed first.
- Lannius
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lannius is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannius
- Lamasco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lamasco is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Windom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Selfs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Selfs is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfs
- Honey Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Telephone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bonham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elwood is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Monkstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monkstown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkstown
- Duplex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duplex is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Gober
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Petty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ravenna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dial
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pettigrew. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pettigrew.
Newspapers Published in Pettigrew ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pettigrew.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pettigrew, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pettigrew.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pettigrew:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Fannin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Delta County
- Grayson County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Bryan County
- Choctaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pettigrew) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pettigrew, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |